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Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 No. 422
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2003 No. 422
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
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Made |
25th September 2003 | |
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Coming into operation |
31st October 2003 | |
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment[
1], in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 9(1) and 13(1) of the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981[
2] and now vested in it[
3] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2003.
Amendment of the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
2.
The Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998[
4] shall be amended as provided in regulations 3 to 8.
3.
In regulation 1(2) after the definition of "liquid fuel" there shall be inserted -
"
"maximum delivery" means the largest quantity of liquid fuel which the measuring equipment is designed to measure;".
4.
In regulation 2(1) between the word "gas" and ";" there shall be inserted the words "and liquefied natural gas".
5.
After regulation 8 there shall be added the following regulation -
6.
Regulation 9 shall be omitted.
7.
For regulation 10 there shall be substituted the following regulation -
"
Conditions for testing of measuring equipment
10.
- (1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, measuring equipment shall be tested, passed as fit for use for trade and stamped either -
(a) at the place where it is to be used; or
(b) at the place of its manufacture or assembly or at testing premises.
(2) In the case of paragraph (1)(a), measuring equipment shall be tested, passed as fit for use for trade and stamped only when it is -
(a) complete with all its parts as described in the certificate of approval or notice of examination, as the case may be; and
(b) completely erected, installed and ready for use.
(3) In the case of paragraph (1)(b), measuring equipment shall be tested, passed as fit for use for trade and stamped only when it is operated in such a manner and in such configuration and environment as to replicate in all relevant respects those in which it will be installed at the place where it is to be used and either -
(a) it is complete with all its parts as described in the certificate of approval or notice of examination, as the case may be, and is completely erected, temporarily installed and ready for use; or
(b) it is complete with equipment, including representative repeat indicating and control devices, and is erected, temporarily installed and ready for use so that it simulates in all relevant respects the manner in which it will function when complete with all its parts as provided for in sub-paragraph (a).
(4) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs, measuring equipment which has been tested, passed as fit for use for trade and stamped in accordance with this regulation shall not be used for trade if -
(a) it has subsequently been dismantled before completion of its installation at the place where it is to be used; and
(b) any such dismantling is likely to have affected its performance.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation -
(a) "testing premises" mean premises which are suitable for an inspector's use in testing measuring equipment which has been presented for testing for passing as fit for use for trade;
(b) "repeat indicating device" means a device which, using the interface which will be used when the measuring equipment is permanently installed, displays mandatory metrological indications;
(c) "control device" means a device using the interface which will be used when the measuring equipment is permanently installed which receives a call signal from the fuel dispenser and authorises delivery.".
8.
In regulation 17(1)(c), for the words "the errors on all the quantities of test liquid indicated by the equipment during the tests are all errors in excess or all errors in deficiency" there shall be substituted the words "every delivery made in testing the measuring equipment as provided for in paragraph (2)(c) of regulation 8A results in an error in excess or every such delivery results in an error in deficiency or in the case of testing the measuring equipment as provided for in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) of regulation 8A the inspector is not satisfied that the calibration of the measuring equipment has been set as close to zero as is practicable".
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on
25th September 2003.
L.S.
Michael J. Bohill
A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998.
The Regulations prescribe the tests which an inspector of weights and measures shall apply to measuring equipment with a view to passing it as fit for use for trade and stamping it.
The Regulations also make a number of other minor amendments.
The Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to Directive 98/34/EC (O.J. No. L204, 21.7.98, p. 37) as amended by Directive 98/48/EC (O.J. No. L217, 5.8.98, p. 18).
Notes:
[1]
Formerly the Department of Economic Development; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Art. 3(5)back
[2]
S.I. 1981/231 (N.I. 10) as amended by 2000 c. 5 (N.I.)back
[3]
By S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11) Art. 4back
[4]
S.R. 1998 No. 113 as amended by S.R. 2002 No. 71back
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2 October 2003
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